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L'Ermite à la Tête de Mort (The Hermit with Skull)

19th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: L'Ermite à la Tête de Mort (The Hermit with Skull)
  • Artist: Rodolphe Bresdin (French, Montrelais 1822–1885 Sèvres)
  • Date: 19th century
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two (Van Gelder)
  • Dimensions: Mount: 14 × 10 9/16 in. (35.5 × 26.8 cm)
    Sheet: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The J. B. Neumann Collection, Gift of Dr. Franz H. Hirschland, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.508.36
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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